Pakistan, air pollution

Record levels of air pollution blanket Punjab in Pakistan, causing hospitalizations and school closures
The Punjab government mandated that residents wear masks. LONDON -- In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hundreds of hospitalizations, school closures and stay-at-home orders, as cities and towns remain shrouded in a ...
Record-high pollution sickens thousands in Pakistan's cultural capital of Lahore
Record-high air pollution in Pakistan’s Punjab province prompted authorities to keep government employees at home and close additional schools, as doctors reported an increase in people seeking treatment for smog-related ailments.
Record Air Pollution Hospitalizes Hundreds in Pakistani City
The authorities in Lahore, home to 13 million people and the country’s second-biggest city, have told half the work force to stay home.
Pakistan’s Air Pollution Sends Hundreds of People to Hospital
More than 900 people have been admitted to hospital in a single day in the Pakistani megacity of Lahore due to air pollution, the local government said.
Record pollution sickening Pakistanis
The pollution has been sending patients to hospitals and private clinics complaining of coughs or burning eyes. "Tens of thousands of patients suffering from respiratory diseases were treated at hospitals and clinics in a week,
Thousands seeking medical attention amid record air pollution in Pakistan
Pakistan's second largest city, Lahore, is currently suffering from record levels of air pollution. Dense smog consisting of fog, exhaust fumes and smoke has been hanging over the metropolis of 13 million inhabitants for days.
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria bats for collective efforts to curb cross-border smuggling
Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria — during his four-day visit to the state’s border districts — has called for collective ...
Pakistan's Punjab sets up 'smog war room' to combat hazardous air, shuts schools
Pakistan's province of Punjab set up a "smog war room" to tackle severe pollution, officials said, as poor air quality turned ...
Pakistan PM's niece misquoted on govt's wheat trade in Punjab
Supporters of Pakistan's main opposition party have long spread misinformation about the niece of Prime Minister Shehbaz ...
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Pakistan's Punjab province shuts schools in smog-hit main cities
Pakistan's most populated province of Punjab on Wednesday ordered schools closed in smog-hit main cities, shifting them to ...
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Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city
A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, as major ...
Lahore chokes in pollution for 2nd consecutive day, Pakistan Punjab government blames it on winds from India
Lahore, Pakistan, experienced hazardous levels of air pollution for two consecutive days, ranking as the second most polluted ...
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Pakistan: Punjab Govt shows bidding interest in PIA, considers launching ‘Air Punjab’
Following the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s announcement of its interest in acquiring Pakistan International Airlines ...
Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
Pakistani officials say dangerously poor air quality has forced the provincial government in Lahore to close primary schools ...
77 years after Partition, 85-year-old Punjab man reunites with family in Pakistan: Report
Chotu Singh has taken up the name Ali Khan after moving to Pakistan. He was rescued by a Sikh man during the riots. Gulzar Singh, who had recently lost a son, adopted the child and raised him as his ...
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Pakistan: 61,540 arrested for power theft in Punjab
Punjab Police have initiated a significant crackdown on power theft, resulting in the arrest of 61,540 individuals across the province, including Lahore, as reported by ARY News on Sunday. Details ...
Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
Lahore: A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, ...